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Yalta Confrence
A meeting held by the Big Three to discuss what to do with German.
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The Creation of the "Iron Curtain"
The separation of the communists and the free countries.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/churchill-delivers-iron-curtain-speech -
Truman Doctrin
A promise to help politically, economically, and with military needs for those in need, when in conflict with the communists.
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/truman-doctrine -
Berlin Airlift
Ended May 12, 1949.
Britain and the United States came together to help supply west Germany when the communists took over with blockades.
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/berlin-airlift -
Berlin Blockade
Ended: May 12,1949
Represented how much of a thorn the U.S.S.R can be. Many used this to foreshadow a bigger threat. The wall was meant to keep the Free countries out.
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Forming of NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization was set in place to help keep a certain level of security.
http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/formation-of-nato-and-warsaw-pact -
Korean War
http://www.history.com/topics/korean-war
July 27, 1953
Both the North Korea and South Korea had conflicts that lead up to an invasion. This was the first military fight during the cold war. -
Joseph Stalin dies
http://www.history.com/topics/joseph-stalin
Health slowly decayed until finally he bit the dust. -
Forming of Warsaw Pact
Soviet Union made this so if any Allies tried to attack they had an army to fight back.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-warsaw-pact-is-formed -
Vietnam War
http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history
April 30, 1975
The second violent confrontation during the cold war. South Vietnam fought against the United States. The United States had to give up and pull out of the war. -
Space Race
The first satellite was sent to orbit the earth (Sputnik) by the Russians.
http://www.history.com/topics/space-race -
U-2 Incident
U-2 American spy plane shot down by USSR.
http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/u2-spy-incident -
Bay of Pigs Incident
Cuban exiles would invade Cuba and lead revolt against Castro.
http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/bay-of-pigs-invasion -
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Cuban Missle Crisis
USSR placed nuclear missiles in Cuban ships heading for Cuba.
Ended: Oct. 28, 1962
http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisis -
China First Atomic Bomb Explodes
China exploded it's first atomic bomb.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/china-joins-a-bomb-club -
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Fall of the Berlin Wall
The wall Fell Down! Many families are reunited and happy.
no more east and west Berlin.
http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall -
German Reunification
Germany became one again.
http://www.dw.com/en/fall-of-the-berlin-wall-and-reunification-1989-1990/a-16762692 -
U.S.S.R. Breakup
USSR made up of 15 separate republics
http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/fall-of-soviet-union
